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H. C. JENSEN.

GAME.

APPLICATION F-ILED AUG.9| 1919.

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Patented Mar. 29, 11921.

Application filed. August 9,1919. Serial no. eraser.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. JENSEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same The objects of the invention are to prov de an improved form of game of ball in which great accuracy in delivery is required, therefore a valuable training for the eye and arm is provided, and also a visible record is made of the effect of each stroke.

The invention comprises a platform hav ing a shaft transversely and horizontally suspended or supported above 1t; upon thls shaft is pivoted near their upper ends, a

multiple number of levers havlng pockets upon their upper ends. The levers are 111: clined to the floor and terminate in scoop shaped lower ends, which rest upon the floor. The balls are thrown to run upon the platform and to traverse selected.

levers, to their upper ends, where they fall into the baskets and trip the levers; the

lower end of each lever, when tripped uses, and strikes a revoluble plate which exhibits a number or letter, which has a value in the game, according to the position of the lever traversed.-

The levers are narrow and great skill is required to make the ball traverse them to the upper end. The balls are removed from the pockets by hand and dropped into aninclined chute which conveys them into an .elevatable receptacle underneath the platform, and a nickel in the slot mechanism is employed to enable the player to recover them for further use. p

The invention is hereinafter further described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and specifically pointed out in the claims. p

llnthe accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion of'the frame;-

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of the nickel in the slot mechanism for recovering the balls; Fig. 4.- is a rear elevation of the 1nd1- cators; Fig. 5 illustrates different types of lever.

In the figures A is the platform, B, B are uprights in which a horizontal rod C is inserted which 1s stationary in the frame.

-Upon this rod are pivoted, near their upper ends, the levers D, D, which are inclined downwardly to rest upon the floor at then lower ends; these levers constitute runwaysfor the balls D, D. The lower ends are curved to make a suitable approach for the balls, and fall between low guide blocks W, W, on the platform which aline them to receive the balls. The inclined upper surfaces of the runways are preferably flat, but the difficulty will be increased by making some of them rounded on the top, and lessened by making some of them concave, and the balls must be directed, accurately 1n a perfectly straight line, or they Wlll run OR the runways.

At the upper-ends of the levers are sefallen, these plates are again raised by means of cords J, and stops J upon the supporting bar retain them until they are again struck. A wall, K, behind the balls receive those that miss the levers. This wall can be raised by mean of cords L and pulleys M. to give access to the baskets to remove the balls therefrom. Bars N prevent the escape of the balls from the pockets. When the balls are discharged behind the levers, they run automatically down incllnes Q into an elevator box P, which is raised by means of a cord Q and pulley Q. The bar S is important since when the levers D are swung 3 damage. This also prevents the foul balls from rolling forward.

The elevator box is open on two sides to permit the entrance and exit of the balls and is provided with a cover which can be removed when it is raised to take out the balls.

Abovethis elevator, a bar R is pivoted, which is balanced by a weight R and is also provided with a weak spring R at its outer end, which normally prevents raising the elevator. \Vhen it is desired to raise the elevator, a nickel deposited in the chute R falls upon this lever and depresses it to a position shown in dotted lines, where the elevator can pass it by slightly bending the spring. A spring R receives the fallen bar R. The act of raising the elevator will tilt the bar and discharge the coin. This addition makes it impossible for the players to obtain the balls without paying for them. A triangular net T at each side of the frame, prevents the balls from running ofi the sides of the table.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a game device in combination, a platform, a transverse bar' elevated thereover, a stop wall in the rear thereof, a multiple number of inclined levers constituting runways pivoted on said bar, near their upper ends, pockets secured to the upper ends of said bars, and ball receiving and 2. In a game device, in combination, a

platform, a transverse bar elevated thereover, a stop wall in the rear thereof, a multiple number of inclined levers constituting runways pivoted on said bar near their upper ends, pockets securedto'the upper ends of said bars and ball receiving and guiding means at their lower ends, revoluble indicators above said levers, positioned to be struck by the lower ends of said levers when said levers are tilted by the weight of said balls when said balls are deposited in said pockets, means for restoring said indicators, and means for returning said balls to the front of the device underneath said platform, and afterward to the elevation of said platform.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand this 22 day of July, 1919.

' HERMAN G. JENSEN.

In presence. of-

WM. M. MONROE, S. N. SANGSTEB. 

